“Drive far from us the darkness of our own errors and the mischiefs of our evil imaginings, and endue us with wisdom to receive and to know Thy truth. Teach us to seek knowledge with a single eye to our advancement and Thy glory, and defend us from all false doctrine. Enable us to know and to feel Thy love, and that, through Thy ministering Spirits, it is shielding us by day and watching over us by night, so that when we take our departure from this sphere, we may realize that the love of the Lord is the feast of the soul.”
THE HOUSE AT HYDESVILLE.
Now (by the act of its wealthy and respected owner, Artemas W. Hyde, Esq.), bearing the inscription, “Here Spiritualism Originated, in 1848.”
Transcriber’s Note
The text in the two pages of sheet music, one for organ and one for piano, has been added to the rest of the song on the following page, for the convenience of readers who cannot see the illustrations. Also, transcriptions of the hand-written letters have been added.
Clicking on the image of a handwritten page will lead to an image in higher resolution. Clicking or pointing on the Greek sentence will show the transliteration.
Illustrations have been moved slightly for reader convenience. Footnotes have been moved to the end of the chapters.
Anomalies and inconsistencies in the original have been preserved, for instance: the name of one of the Fox Sisters, Catherine, was spelled in many different ways: Cathie, Kate, Katy, etc.
Errors in punctuation were silently corrected. Also the following corrections were made, on page
69 “preivous” changed to “previous” (except by previous arrangement.)
74 “paternal” changed to “maternal” (Her maternal grandfather was French)
269 “became” changed to “become” (having become open and)
278 “betwen” changed to “between” (sobbing between the children)
401 “apppendage” changed to “appendage” (lost that important appendage)
422 “stea's” changed to “steals” (that steals upon my frame).